Valentine Day Sparks Cozy Conflicts At The Dinner Table
On Lovers' Day the local brief notes a lighthearted clash over romance and meals, while a Vietnam War film leads Oscar nominations in the Southwest region spotlight.
11 Feb 1987
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1987
Page
1
On Lovers' Day the local brief notes a lighthearted clash over romance and meals, while a Vietnam War film leads Oscar nominations in the Southwest region spotlight.
Energy Secretary Herrington aims to pick a tentative site in July 1988 and final site in January 1989. Texas with nine proposed sites leads the field alongside California Illinois Utah Colorado and Washington. Illinois is described as front runner due to extensive solicitation and Fermilab proximity while Houston and Garden City area sites are noted as likely in Texas.
Odessa educators push for a minimum $2,900 salary increase over two years as Texas teacher groups urge the Legislature to raise starting pay from 15,200 to 17,080 in year one and to 18,100 in year two, with experienced pay rising from 26,600 to 29,380 then 31,000. Nina Smith says unity and timely action are essential to retain veterans and attract new teachers.
Texas Governor Bill Clements says he hopes to discuss an oil import tariff with President Reagan during a Washington visit later this month. He notes Reagan ordered a DOE policy paper on foreign oil fees, a shift from his prior opposition. Clements plans to raise the topic at the National Governors Conference events February 20 to 26 and during a White House dinner with governors.
Equador official and OPEC governor Fernando Santos argues OPEC bears no blame for oil price collapse from 27 dollars in 1985 to 10 in 1986. He cites weak demand and rising non OPEC production as causes and predicts prices may stabilize around 18 dollars, aiding market share recovery.
Secretary William J. Bennett issued a mixed state by state report card praising ongoing reforms while warning that education bureaucracy is expanding. He cited a “hangover after the binge” of improvements and questioned the necessity of growing administrator ranks as enrollment changes. He released wall charts comparing 1985-86 with earlier years and noted four years of improvement have mostly continued.
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